Earl H Barnhart “Buzzard Roost” nature preserve

Oh. My. Goodness. This last year has been a bear. Ohio winter is never that pleasant. The gray days seem to be endless. There is very little sunlight, and there’s not even enough snow for it to “fun”. It’s just blah- do you Ohioans agree? And 2020-21 we have been dealing with COVID, and little …

My Scandinavian Adventure in Copenhagen- Day two

This post is about my Scandinavian Adventure in Copenhagen- day two. Read about the first day of my Scandinavian adventure here. Woke up at the AirBnb in Copenhagen feeling refreshed after a great night of sleep; our host had made us some rolls and there was homemade strawberry and plum jam- we were ready to start …

Zion National Park hikes- Emerald Pools Trail & the Narrows

This post was written in September of 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. I flew to San Diego to visit my boyfriend so that we could take a road trip together, deciding that hiking the National Parks would be a safer way to get some traveling in. This is the third part of the series about the …

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

A great place for hiking and outdoor lovers is Cuyahoga Valley National Park- the only national park in Ohio. This blog explores Brandywine Falls and the Ledges. Cuyahoga Valley National Park is dog friendly, and you can complete your day with a visit to also dog-friendly Missing Mountain Brewing Company.